SHORT STORY AND LITERATURE! Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009

SHORT STORY JEOPARDY ELEMENTS PARTS IDENTIFY WHO IS WHO? 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50

The way that the author arranges his or her ideas to develop the basic idea. ANSWER

The people in a story who give it life. ANSWER

The angle from which the story is told. ANSWER

The controlling idea or central insight that the author wants you to learn? ANSWER

The opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the plot move. ANSWER

The beginning of the story. This is where the author sets the stage. ANSWER

The series of actions or complications that set up the conflict for the main character of the story. ANSWER

The series of events that occur after the main conflict but before the ending of the story. ANSWER

The high point in the story where the conflict finally breaks out. ANSWER

The ending where the conflict is finally worked out. ANSWER

In the book Harry Potter, Ron Weasley is Harry’s ______. ANSWER

In the book Holes, Stanley Yelnats is typically portrayed as the _______. ANSWER

In the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the Tri-wizard Tournament is the ________. ANSWER

The P.O.V. in Harry Potter is ________. ANSWER

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, racism is ________. ANSWER

The main or central character. ANSWER

The person or force that the main character is against. ANSWER

The general name given to characters who are aren’t heavily involved in the storyline. ANSWER

In the book Harry Potter, Voldemort is a typical _______. ANSWER

In the film Star Wars, Anakin Skywalker is a typical _______. ANSWER

What is the plot? BACK TO BOARD

Who are the characters? BACK TO BOARD

What is the point of view (P.O.V.)? BACK TO BOARD

What is the theme? BACK TO BOARD

What is the conflict? BACK TO BOARD

What is the exposition? BACK TO BOARD

What is rising action? BACK TO BOARD

What is falling action? BACK TO BOARD

What is the climax? BACK TO BOARD

What is the resolution? BACK TO BOARD

Who is the sidekick? BACK TO BOARD

Who is the protagonist? BACK TO BOARD

What is the conflict? BACK TO BOARD

What is Harry Potter’s perspective? BACK TO BOARD

What is the conflict? BACK TO BOARD

Who is the protagonist? BACK TO BOARD

Who is the antagonist? BACK TO BOARD

Who are supporting characters? BACK TO BOARD

What is an antagonist? BACK TO BOARD

What is a protagonist? BACK TO BOARD